AN OBJECT OF THE PRESENT INVENTION IS TO PROVIDE A METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SOLID FAT HAVING A SPECIFIC IODINE VALUE.SPECIFICALLY,PROVIDED IS A METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SOLID FAT COMPRISING THE STEPS OF: (1) MIXING AND MELTING UNDER HEATING A LAURIC FAT AND A FATTY ACID HAVING 14 TO 22 CARBON ATOMS,WHERE THE AMOUNT OF THE FATTY ACID IS 0.5 TO 15% BY MASS RELATIVE TO THE TOTAL MASS OF THE LAURIC FAT AND THE FATTY ACID (2) COOLING A HOT MELT OBTAINED BY THE MELTING UNDER HEATING TO OBTAIN A CRTSTALLIZATION PRODUCT(3) FRACTIONATING THE CRYSTALLIZATION PRODUCT INTO A SOLID FRACTION AND A LIQUID FRACTION BY SOLID-LIQUID SEPARATIONAND (4) REMOVING THE FATTY ACID FROM THE SOLID FRACTION TO OBATIN THE SOLID FAT.(NO AVAILBALE FIGURE)
